SulpiciusSeverus，l。ii。WithregardtoAfrica，seeTertullianadScapulam，c。3。ItisimaginedthattheScyllitanmartyrswerethefirst，ActaSinceraRumart。p。34。OneoftheadversariesofApuleiusseemstohavebeenaChristian。Apolog。
p。496，497，edit。Delphin。]
[Footnote172:TumprimumintraGalliasmartyriavisa。Sulp。
Severus，l。ii。ThesewerethecelebratedmartyrsofLyons。SeeEusebius，v。i。Tillemont，Mem。Ecclesiast。tom。ii。p。316。
AccordingtotheDonatists，whoseassertionisconfirmedbythetacitacknowledgmentofAugustin，Africawasthelastoftheprovinceswhichreceivedthegospel。Tillemont，Mem。Ecclesiast。